[sdiy] SMT FAQ?

[Sten Björnebro]

On Mon, 30 May 2005 18:28:12 -0700
Tim Parkhurst <tparkhurst at siliconbandwidth.com> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roman
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Sent: 5/30/05 1:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] SMT FAQ?
> 
> yes, it's about size, but not in mm
> 0805 = 80mil x 50mil which is about 2x1.2mm
> and so on
> 
> *****************
> 
> Yes, the sizes are listed in mils (.001"). The common sizes for small
> passives are
> 
> 1812
> 1210
> 1206
> 0805
> 0402
> 0201
> 01005
> 
> There are caps and power components bigger than 1812s, but they're rare. To
> tell you the truth, I think after 01005s, the next miniaturization step will
> need to be some sort of 'grow your own' custom chip where you would create
> and test the circuit in a computer and the create that in a custom chip.
> This is just MHO, and maybe something like this is decades off, but I think
> it'd be cool. 

The next is this.
http://www.circuitree.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/coverstory/BNPCoverStoryItem/0,2135,108386,00.html

When locking in latest Elektronic Newspaper in sweden  http://www.elektroniktidningen.se/
The latest on the local PCB makers the do this to day.
Sorry the artickel is not ther yet, and in Swedish.


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> Have a great Memorial Day (or day after)
> 
> Tim (wants a Star Trek 'replicator' for making circuits) Servo
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